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Global Bitcoin promotional Video.  A Bitcoin Documentary on the Bicoin Global scene and the Launch of the first Bitcoin flag into space.  launching the bitcoin flag into Space. Yes, First Bitcoin Flag into SPACE. We want to cover the essence of the Bitcoin community and expand on the future of Bitcoin. Promote and  share  the greatness of bitcoin community and its superior currency solution.

We do not take donations. Just Kind words and some insight to if we could do something better

If you do donate you can request to put any image you desire on the Craft that takes bitcoin flag into space: Logos ,Pictures you name it We will put it into SPACE

Email all images to be placed on craft to support@bitcoinsniper.com include your email address in donation

limited Space donate if you feel like supporting this project

Confirmed Mission Logos
Confirmed Logos that will be on the launch vehicle:

Logo 1: submitted by Littleshop
Title : free and voluntary markets
http://cryptoanarchy.com/store/image/cache/data/bcanarcy-228x228.png

Logo 2: submitted by myself
Title : breast cancer
http://www.careinc.com/Portals/0/Blog/breast-cancer-awareness-ribbon.jpg

Logo 3: submitted by myself
Title : BitcoinSniper.com
http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bitcoinsniper-asic-miner.png
Note:
I am not asking just for FREE donation . I am asking for a little help on cost of the material needed to create the craft that carry's the flag to space. I am also offering people who donate advertisement space. People who donate get the option to put anything on the hull of the craft. We will be recording  the hull of the craft the entire mission so millions of people will see your logo or advertisement as it goes to space with bitcoin flag. The logo or advertisement cannot be something obscene or ha might reflect negatively on Bitcoin. I encourage people to think of creative logos to go to space . Cancer awareness?World peace? Stop world hunger?  Your Business Logo? Ask someone to marry you?Your Bitcoin address? You are only limited by your imagination. I do a little graphic design so if you need help putting your logo idea into reality  just send me an email and i will help support@bitcoinsniper.com

That mission will be captured by 5-12 cameras total. 360 degree coverage of the entire craft.

Launch will take place in April 2014 or later depending on weather

 

The launch into space will be recorded in High definition and craft will have 4 cameras mounted on it. Two of which will record the hull as it reaches space.

More info Here Updated : http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/bitcoin-federation-of-space/bitcoin-space-race/

Want to be apart of the project let me know. Have some good ideas Let me know

Give away:
5 free logo slots for Good Causes: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451305.0
1 free logo spot:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451327.new#new

Live Video Streaming of the Bitcoin space launch
http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/bitcoin-federation-of-space/live-stream-bitcoin-mission-to-space/

 Enlist Today !!!email: BFOS@BitcoinSniper.com
Bitcoin Federation of SPACE
Official Website: http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/bitcoin-federation-of-space/

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techies + bitcoin + to much time + kerbal space programme? I like!

They should put a paper wallet on it. So we can send bitcoins to outer space.

Yes that's Something we will look into

A great way to generate buzz would be to somehow reveal the private key of the Bitcoins from space as a sort of a contest. The winner will be the first person to load the private key and spend the coins to their own wallet.

Would this even be possible?

im sure the alien, the predators, the transformers, and others really need it  ;D
bitcoin will be the universe currency  8)

What will the launch vehicle be?

Fantastic Idea!!!!

  vehicle will be a hybrid weather balloon with thrust support a GPS navigation

No one else smells a scam here?

The plan is to have more than one wether balloon. One to ascend and the second to descend. We want  maximum time in the stratosphere and want 100% control throughout the entire mission so we will have controlled thrusters . This mission will  a lot of fun but more importantly will thrust bitcoin further into greatness and main stream attention

I don't Care if anyone donates and i am not begging for money. I do these missions all the time for fun out of my pocket. I am just offering Advertising space to cover some cost of the launch. This mission will further bitcoin into mainstream and will help anyone holding BTC so I don’t think it’s too much to ask for people to help out with the cost of supply’s needed to accomplish this mission

Even if not one person donates .I will launch the Bitcoin flag into space and will show the world Bitcoin has no boundaries. Bitcoin does not get held back and will be thrusted into the sky for the world to see. I know sounds kind of corny but I believe in Bitcoin and gets me all emotional. That’s why we are all here. We believe in Bitcoin and its ability to change the world for the better

didn't doge coin already go to moon?

Well launching on a balloon makes it possible but most people do not think of balloon height as space (even though Felix Baumgartner does!).

Balloons get half way to space.

Wait, what! How did I get to post 10 and not sme... Nevermind! Have a cold.

Meanwhile, there's this other guy trying to scam the community by trying to get a Bitcoin-themed banner into the Super Bowl. Don't know what that crazy fuck is up to, but to date he's using his own money and not asking for any bitcoins. Somebody better keep an eye on him. I wouldn't be surprised to learnt that he goes to Las Vegas and wears a pink tutu. One crazy fucked up dude, I say.

~TMIBTCITW

The weather balloons get us half way we will be using other methods of climbing further

looks like we found the best GPS tracking device for the mission.  Anyone know a method for a live cam feed we could mount on the craft?

The idea is awesome, but i have some doubts about the realization. Are we sure it is not a scam? How will it be launched? Who is exactly working on  that? That "donate now before it is too late" just make the alarm rings

Looks like an elaborate scam to me.

We will use 4 cams but i would also like to have live feed to  stream to everyone .

Here's another one, of which I'm not sure how many bitcoins will be fleeced with this scam: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=442864.0 When will these fuckers ever learn that paying for shit outta their own pockets is not the proper way to conduct a scam?

~TMIBTCITW

changed to "limited Space donate if you feel like supporting this project" i don't want people to feel scammy about this project . its is supposed to be fun

as far as realization. I will complete this mission without a dime from anyone. I can cover the cost

I don't want your Bitcoin . This mission will fly without one donation but if people want to help out and get their logos in space.I think its only fair to ask for a polite  donation.

To be fair, I haven't called your endeavor a scam, but have made light of it at your expense due to the general sentiment expressed in your thread. I suggest maintaining being light-hearted toward any naysayers, having fun while moving forward with your quest to the stars, bud.

~Bruno Kucinskas

thank you

Anyone have any good ideas on how to stream live video in and from the stratosphere and beyond? My goal is to have several Video sources 4 on-board non-streamed and 2 real time streaming cams?

I don't know but they did it for the enterprise  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI

If this is true: wow what a cool idea :D - soon we are in space!


Jeff, you have to hurry with your idea :P

very true and very realistic launch date. Going to be a lot of fun.

 looking forward to see the internet buzz when the video goes live . Any guess if the flag being in space would cause the price of BTC to rise and if so how much?

How much to put this on the flag "美國將毀壞您!"?

Donate how ever much you like . The more you donate the larger I can make it on the shuttle. Thank you in advance for supporting this project . Do you just want TEXT or a graphical Logo. What does that mean? Cannot be offensive or in any way reflect badly on Bitcoin

Is "Americans will destroy you!" in traditional Chinese considered offensive?
If I donate 1 satoshi, what size font do I get?

Could I get "Sell your sister and her stash on Silkroad 2.0 get BTC!!!"
I was mostly joking from the getgo.

No. this mission is about bringing Bitcoin into the light . Not casting a dark shadow over it with more negative publicity. We as a community must help overcome the negative stigmas attached to Bitcoin mainly in part by silk road ect.

You do know the history and reasoning behind peer2peer technologies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_to_peer#Historical_development)?

Torrents = Designed from the beginning for copyright content.
Bitcoin = Designed from the beginning for illegal/anonymous transactions.

The bright eyed/bushy tailed people like you can try all you want to push BTC for legal purposes but like lawful torrents, those lawful purposes will always play second string.

The problem is not a lack of knowledge about BTC, it is a lack of advantage for the consumer.
Most people get paid in fiat, and fiat is accepted for anything they need.
There is little incentive to convert that fiat to BTC so you can stand in a store scanning a qr code or creating a qr code to send some money(the consumer pays the fee for the privilege to be inconvenienced during checkout.)

Just want more from Bitcoin than its past. I look to the future and hope it can be more . Yes , I hear you about the Darker side of BTC and that's ok. That's the Great thing about it. It is so universal it can be one thing to you and another for me but even though we share different views .We are sill united together behind Bitcoin. Its like both of us liking the color Blue . One may like Navy blue and one like sky blue . We still both like blue  :D

In B4 aliens send us 1 trillion space dollars and make every one a billionaire

Umm close encounter of the "what are you talking about" kind

I ran across this project, which involves using a solar sail to send a cubesat into lunar orbit.  We could put a Bitcoin flag on the moon :)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aresinstituteinc/lunarsail-the-worlds-first-crowdsourced-solar-sail

I love that Idea. We can START Now

After this mission is complete . WE will go to the moon

As a kid I always DREAMED of being an astronaut .When I got older the passion never faded. Even though I may never travel to space .I can always send my personal cameras in space and get a glimpse of the unknown. A small glimpse into the void. The things we hold as value here on earth GOLD, Fiat, and yes bitcoin. There is a wealth in knowledge up there amongst the stars. As a species we need to get our priorities in check and start looking to the stars for real wealth. We must trying to reach into space and expand our species footprint in this universe and others. I do believe Bitcoin or its predecessors will be the currency in space. Mathematics is the language of the universe thus communication between other life forms not of the earth would be relatively easy within ones and zero’s.
I also believe that the real value of the future will be life. The ability to live thousands of years. We use wealth to better our lives but really deep down isn’t the overall goal is life extension?

I'm not so sure about the 'elaborate' part.

This reminds me of the kids who wanted to launch a communications satellite to counter the threat of an internet kill switch on one of the threads here.  Hell, it couldn't cost more than a million bucks could it?

That said, it does seem that some young and low budget folks did some kind of cool stuff and impressive stuff with a balloon one time iirc.

I promise you this launch will be he largest Mainstream push for BTC in 2014. This mission is going to be a neural handshake to the masses welcoming them to the Bitcoin family . That's all we need to do is put it into space post video to YouTube and let Fox news and the rest work for us from their. So far we have two donations . We will see their graphic logos on the shuttle next to the bitcoin flag. Thank you again for your donations but we have a ways to go before launch. If you believe in Bitcoin and share in my desire to reach the masses consider a donation. Thank you all in advance

i'll cya up there .... let me know when to leave the moon ;)

Not enough experienced members viewed it I guess..
Whenever I see a new member asking for donations to his project, I smell a scam.

I'm not saying that this is a scam, I hope that this project becomes a success, but we will see.

Moon coin to the Moon, most Bitcoin users would be starting to hoard Mooncoin, can't be long now.

I am no New member . Been around Bitcoin scene for  3 years. Been lurking on this forum for around they same time. I  had nothing to say tell now. This mission has brought me out and forced me to engage the community.

My website bicoinsniper.com has been  helping for years helping new people find bitcoin. The website provides a place for people to compare ASIC devices. It gets thousands of visits a day. I would not risk my Websites REP over a scam

wut da ef?

My thoughts exactly !!! Bitcoin flag into space . The most epic Bitcoin event of 2014

Just ordered the material to fabricate the custom hull . Very exciting  ;D

Good luck man

If the projects gains some momentum I'll definitely throw some bits your way, but for now I'll just be lurkin' away

When's the expected laungh again? I might invest too when it's closer to the event.

You know without proof, that's just not something that one would believe. But like I said, it is okay, we will see how this goes.
Good luck.

A model rocket would be more exciting but to do so just as a rough figure you would be looking at 15k easy.
multi stage rocket 3k+,2 x O class HPR motors 2.5-3k,video equipment 2k+?,GPS tracking & other electronics 2k. Have a physical bitcoin to deploy on ejection.

Then you would need to be certified/licensed to let off such a bad boy and FAA permitted.
Could blow out to 20-25k  :o or just contact someone from tripoli (rocket association) see if there up for the challenge.

Thank you. I will post pictures of the hull after its complete

shooting for April when weather is better.  Thank you !!! Want to do this thing Right with more cameras than less. The help is much appreciated

Were going to the moon  8)

Great news. Now I will be able to view the btc flag in space when I'm on my Space Flight with Virgin Atlantic *Dreams*. Seriously this is pretty cool, if anything this is going to stir around some free publicity for bitcoin. If only I had the capital to create a buzz event for bitcoin as cool as this--you'd be seeing bitcoin blimps all across the states.

Negative. Trying a new approach. Using two weather balloons with modified /Gases to get further without blowing the balloons. After balloon burst will be using additional light weight thruster options to get us further. Keep in mind this is mission 1 . Goal is just to put bitcoin flag into space and capture the event in high definition with 360 degrees of coverage. Our craft won’t weigh no more than 2-5 pounds. Will be supported by not 1 but two parachute for reentry. To have 100% mission control we will be using real time satellite tracking and controlled thrusters to guide craft on reentry to limit damage to rig. We will have further missions to accomplish more Bitcoin related activity in space

thank you very much!!!its good to feel the support of the community . That's who i am doing this for "the bitcoin community" . This mission is very important to me and has been in the making for some time

First Space but then we work toward the moon  ;D

I am not asking just for FREE donation . I am asking for a little help on cost of the material needed to create the craft that carry's the flag to space. I am also offering people who donate advertisement space. People who donate get the option to put anything on the hull of the craft. We will be recording  the hull of the craft the entire mission so millions of people will see your logo or advertisement as it goes to space with bitcoin flag. The logo or advertisement cannot be something obscene or ha might reflect negatively on Bitcoin. I encourage people to think of creative logos to go to space . Cancer awareness?World peace? Stop world hunger?  Your Business Logo? Ask someone to marry you?Your Bitcoin address? You are only limited by your imagination. I do a little graphic design so if you need help putting your logo idea into reality  just send me an email and i will help support@bitcoinsniper.com

Hoping weather gets better  so we can do some outside thruster testing. Will post some Video on youube so everyone can be apart of this

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Bitcoin to infinity and beyond

our launch will look nothing like his but still gets me excited!!  ;D
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Got live Cam Feed worked out!!!!
We will be streaming live video Feeds from Craft launching Bitcoin flag to SPACE

Donating 5 logo spots for Great Causes on mission to space to carry bitcoin flag
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451305.0

adding third balloon to mission parameter

24/7 LIVE streaming footage of our mission to launch Bitcoin flag in space  HERE http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/bitcoin-federation-of-space/live-stream-bitcoin-mission-to-space/

Wow! This seems another great development for Bitcoin.It would become pretty famous then.

This will have a good media impact. It would be great if we dont take our USD, CNY, EUR, INR, JPY to new planets. Only Bitcoin will be used there.

I  agree!!I live an breath the mission 24/7 keeps me super exccited

Update: Bitcoin Federation of SPACE  http://www.bitcoinsniper.com/bitcoin-federation-of-space/
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8 mile test on Live video stream testing COMPLETE!!! We can push forward launch date . We are prepaid faster than I could have ever imagened . As soon as weather permits let's just launch this bad Boy. Bitcoin needs this launch now!!! We need the publicity ASAP .

More Testing.  Adding  some more features to the control panel

13 hours later and new features have been added to control panel

looking forward to the weather getting better so we can get this mission launched . With all the negative publicity Bitcoin is getting we need this launch to space to shed some positive light on bitcoin. People need to know Bitcoin is more than just a shady currency like he news is making it out to be

still need sponsors to help the mission . please consider a donation to help speed along the mission launch. Bitcoin needs positive press in the News. Bitcoin has been geting hammerd  in the news lately

 ;D

Bitcoin as integalaxial currency!  ;D

YES  ;D

classic thread is classic

thank you. We are making the future here

looks like some of the hardware have shipped . Post pictures soon

no scam here *cough* nasa

So is this mission funded, or can I still get my name on the flag?

I just PMed you, hoping to get on the flag!!!

Send the Image you want on the craft to support@bitcoinsniper.com

We still need funding . We have two out of the six cameras needed for the mission

You could get a ton of Amateur Radio operators around the world interested in Bitcoin if you were to put an APRS beacon on the balloon. You will need to get an amateur radio license to legally transmit the beacon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System
http://www.aprs.fi

I'm curious what you will be using to transmit the live video data from the balloon? A cellular data connection will not work after ~5000 feet for a variety of reasons. I'm pretty sure your only two options would be to use a satellite data connection (which would be very expensive for live video), or broadcasting the video with an Amateur Radio ATV transmitting setup (again, which you would need a ham radio license for).

If you have any questions, shoot me a PM.

source - I'm an amateur radio operator

73!

So the rocket in the main post is actually a weather balloon?
You should post a more detailed explanation , with some technical details in one posts , so people know what to expect.

Just curious, how much do I have to pay to launch a logo in space? Have you figured out the details re the video feed?

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, weather balloons can only go to the 'edge of space' as its sometimes called. As far as I know, they are not capable of putting anything in orbit, so any flag attached to a weather balloon would reach the edge of space and then just fall back down to earth again. To put a bitcoin flag into orbit would require an actual rocket of sorts.

I have explained in detail along this entire thread

Satellite video data connection is the only one that seems the most viable but we are still testing some cellular data connections. Don’t be surprised to see several live video channels live one launch day. We are leaning on having several live video sources and if one fails at certain altitude then we can switch to alternative channels

Yes , It is technically space were we are headed on this mission. We plan on buying our own satellites for the next mission and piggy backing off another company that is launching their satilght. It is cheaper to launch several satellites at once. Our Next mission will be titled “Bitcoin first independent satellite in space”. Its function will be to broadcast the block chain without any internet connection 100% self-reliant bitcoin network

Paging jgarzik... http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/bitcoins-in-space

We are also working in that direction . Why not have two. Two is always better than one. Just in case one SAT goes down. The global Bitcoin community will have a fail safe

Forgive me for doubting the ability of someone who can't spell "weather" to send a balloon to the edge of space.

Even ignoring that fact, advertising this as sending something to "space" shows a lack of understanding at best, dishonesty at worst.

Finally, even if this did happen, it would get about as much attention as any one of the hundreds of other weather balloons that have been launched with a gopro attached, which is just short of none at all.

whatever you say buddy

Wow you certainly are ambitious sir. Will be watching this thread.

I beg to differ, anything with the name bitcoin in it will get attention atm, especially something like this. It's kinda of a bummer that it's not going to space though.

We will be in space for 30-60 seconds!!! Don't let the naysayers fool you . WE WILL BE IN SPACE

the sooner the aliens find out about us, the sooner we are doomed

Happy to ANN he first Confirmed Logo that will go to space with Bitcoin flag
Logo 1: submitted by Littleshop
Title : free and voluntary markets
http://cryptoanarchy.com/store/image/cache/data/bcanarcy-228x228.png

still have more LOGO room on the craft

has warmed up a little so we can do some outside testing

so i guess this means A is out of the picture :(

What kind of tests will you be conducting?

Don't know how to break this to you, but a balloon can't reach space. You can't even leave the stratosphere with that.


Odd, someone with supposedly enough money to build his own space launch vehicle and aquire NASA and FAA launch certifications is asking for BTC donations...

PS.
Ambitious website indeed, send a flag into space without any available launch vehicle, additionally promoting some 2/4THs ASICs supposedly packed into liquid cooled PC cases aiming for 2014 delivery (advertised with really bad photoshop skills using the stock case advertisement images - but order & pay now, only 17.5 BTC *lol* )

Everything here screams scammer right into my face.

The guy would be better off asking for donations to get into a "How to effectively use Photoshop" course, after the images I saw so far - heck, that'd come along fully legit right from the start :P
Any leftovers then could be used for "back to scamming school" that he apparently failed several times.

PPS.
Absolutely classy, asking for donations starting with "selfish bitcoin holders [...]".

Why don't you read each post on this thread before you post and show how lazy you are. I love when people post on other peoples threads without reading the entire thread. I have covered in DETAIL the mission parameters .  Why don't you do something useful and create something for bitcoin before slamming other peoples ideas and ventures. Oh wait i know because people like you cannot create anything. They can only bitch and whine about other peoples ideas

Pushing forward

Post photos of the 3BTC worth of supplies you purchased with your username on a piece of paper.

Show us you are not full of crap.

You're asking for the impossible , just like having a balloon into space.

lol, whenever you ask him specifically what he's testing or to provide any evidence that this project is actually under way (like photos maybe?) he ignores you, and then now he stomps his feet and goes home because nobody will blindly give him money for his pie in the sky fantasy of sending the bitcoin flag and world peace stickers into "space".

Just out of politeness, read each of your posts.

BS...
BS...
Bollocks...
Bad Photoshop...
We'll use thrusters to get higher...
BS...
More bad Photoshop...
BS...
After we're done, we're going to the MOON! <----- (seriously WTF?!)
BS...
Even more bad Photoshop...
More empty promises...
BS...
More BS...
Blah blah...

So here we got it.
I don't bitch or complain about your primitive scam attempts (I count that fake donation drive and fake custom ASIC miners on that cheaply done website as two seperate scam attempts), it's just ludicrous enough to laugh about (hence my comment "back to scamming school").
Lots of delusional blah blah, not a single bit of proof about anything, more blah blah and empty/meaningless claims. Basically it's just pathetic. If the spot wasn't already taken, you could make it into Wikipedia definition of "pathetic" as an example.
And your reaction is just as typical of a scammer cockroach being given the flashlight as always.

Being useful (that's just me and my opinion) includes spotting scams/BS and once a while point a finger at it to protect all-but-too-gullible Bitcoin holders.
If you want people to applaud your scamming ideas, scamming school might just do the trick, maybe your scamming colleagues or instructor like your innovative idea.

Technically speaking you're even right, after all just about 95% of everything revolving around BitCoin is either scamming/easy skinning or at least finding greater fools. So sending a scam into space could be seen as a noble quest to signal the massive human trust issue that got more visible with BitCoin than even Wall St. could have ever thrown it into people's faces. At least their schemes are usually well-designed and the entry fee keeps the cheap mudders away that we see here every day.

PS.
Could it be this isn't even Photoshop? It's so bad I reckoned some of it actually could be MS Paint.

thank you pushing forward no matter the nay sayers. Bitcoin needs me to do this

It really doesn't.

The fact that his Photoshopped images have the flag on the side tells us he knows nothing of gravity/physics.

I suspect my idea (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=360702.0) would arouse infinitely more interest in BTC.

oh well who cares it will be fun none the less  ;D

God dammit, why does every project on BTT end up as a scam ? Glad i didn't donate anything to this.

Hmm didn't go to space I guess

lol of course not...

The only thing that this guy hoped to go to space was his donation wallet for his fake projects (basically they all involve some 3rd class photoshop to advertise any fake he can come up with).
He is persistent in scamming attempts though, too bad he never got around to put in that energy into something real.

No scam. My location is still covered in SNOW . The launch is still at hand . Keep calm. People who say my mission is a scam . I cant wait tell you eat crow

I am sorry i am very busy. At least i try and put things together and figure out ways to creatively promote Bitcoin instead if constantly putting other people down for trying to do something different .

please no-one donate a F*ck penny to this project . I am so tired of these scam accusation .

Updated Mission Changes . We do not take donations. Just Kind words and some insight to if we could do something better